Ubereil, I literally laughed out loud in the middle of my office when I read your post. I'll try what you suggested, and see what she said. I'll let you guys know.
Thanks all for the ideas, guys. After I posted the message, I kinda thought about the whole idea of having to break the tie from the DK, but couldn't do that from the BF area.
I didn't realize that the BF was in an alternate universe, and that the key was a sort of "pocket portal" there.
It all makes sense, now, sorta...Thanks everybody!